Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes - 1930

London: Librairie Hachette, 1930. Cloth. Very Good. 12.5" by 9.5". Felix Lorioux. A beautifully illustrated edition of this important Spanish novel with colour drawings by Disney illustrator Felix Lorioux. 'Don Quixote' is a Spanish novel by Miguel de Cervantes. Originally published in two parts across 1605 and 1615, is it often held as being the first modern novel, and one of the most widely translated works in the world. It follows Alonso Quixano who decides to become a caballero andante, inspired to bring chivalry back. He takes the name 'Don Quixote de la Mancha' and adopts a farmer as his squire.With a literary legacy including references in Dumas' 'The Three Musketeers' and Mark Twain's 'Adventures of Huckleberry Finn', the influence of this work is vast.Illustrated by Felix Lorioux, a French illustrator of the early twentieth century. He was a friend of Walt Disney, who hired him to illustrate Mickey stories for a French market, as well as work on 'Silly Symphony'.A delightful illustrated edition of this romantic tale of adventure. In the publisher's original quarter cloth binding with paper covered boards. Externally generally smart, with some wear to the boards and extremities, including the odd scribble. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Very Good